Investors have more than £8.6bn rotting away in “dog” funds that have underperformed their benchmark in each of the past three years, and that have fallen short of them by 10% or more. According to …
Which funds should you sell now?
Category: Investments
Why the music industry no longer calls the tune
Top of the Pops has been axed, track downloading and cheap CDs are the norm and record company merger and acquisition is rife. Just what is happening in the music business? The demise of the …
Why the S&P is too cyclical to be cheap
It’s been a mixed few weeks for the major US indices. Even after the recent turmoil, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is still up around 2% since the start of the year, while the S&P …
How long can Israeli investors keep dodging the bullets?
The Israeli market has proved surprisingly resilient to recent hostilities, with the Tel-Aviv 25 index down by just 4% since mid-July, compared with the 3% drop for emerging markets in general. Investors are betting that …
Nickel users steeled for higher prices
As stainless steel output soars in Asia and cutlery production goes into overdrive, the price of nickel has hit new records in recent weeks. With supplies of the base metal dwindling to less than one …
Gamble of the week: a surveillance stock to watch
Long gone are the days when Sherlock Holmes had to peer through his magnifying glass to piece together intricate clues to solve the most complex fictional crimes of the 19th century. Datong’s high-tech surveillance products …
Why you should be worrying about US house prices
Volatility and choppiness continue to characterise major stock market behaviour although the highs achieved in late April still stand above subsequent price levels. One of the latest key news items concerned a sharp fall on …
Why history is telling us to invest in commodities
At present, there is a lot of noise about a “commodities bubble.” The majority of “experts” are convinced that commodity prices have risen too much and they’ll collapse. On the other hand, stocks and bonds …
What is the biggest threat to the global economy?
The financial markets appear to be betting that the latest depressing news emanating from the Middle East is manageable and won’t escalate. The Oil price has slipped back from the new nominal highs achieved a …
Why the outlook is bleak for the property market
Property prices. Will they rise? Will they fall? Will they stay stagnant? Our roundtable finds out This month, we asked eight housing experts to give us their views on house prices. Unfortunately, the prognosis is …